title: Gliosarcoma: a rare variant of glioblastoma multiforme.
abstract: Gliosarcoma is a rare variant of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). It is a very aggressive tumour and usually managed like GBM. Treatment of choice is surgery with good surgical margins followed by radiotherapy (60 Gy). Median survival is seven months. Here we present a case report of 55 years old male who was diagnosed as brain tumour in left temporoparietal region. It turned out to be gliosarcoma after surgical resection and histopathological evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Oncology, KIRAN Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.forename: Asghar Hussain
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Asghar
authors.forename: Javaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mehboob
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D018316:Gliosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal